Industry-Leading Speakers
There are many interconnected elements that make up the Cloud—and an all-star roster of expert speakers will guide you through them.
Highlight Speakers
Legends are coming to CloudFest Global to help you think outside the box and bring fresh insights to your business strategy. When you need to change the game, it’s best to learn from proven game-changers like these. This is who commanded the stage in 2026: we can’t wait to reveal who you’ll meet in 2027!
David Cattler
Founder and Principal
Ironhelm Works
United States
Ralph Echemendia
Founder
The Ethical Hacker
Spain
Roger Rohatgi
Chief AI Officer
Chai
United States
Jesse Tuttle
Hacker
AP2T Labs
United States
Brewster Kahle
Founder and Digital Librarian
Internet Archive
United States
Reese Tuttle
Threat Researcher
AP2T Labs
United States
Ram Mohan
Chief Strategy Officer
Identity Digital
United States
Rebecca Hinds
Author
Your Best Meeting Ever
United States
Radia Perlman
Fellow
Dell Technologies
United States
Key Theme for 2027
Expert Speakers: The Leading Voices in the Cloud
Set yourself up to profit from the insights of these recognized industry leaders—and learn from them directly in focused masterclasses. CloudFest Global brings you meaningful conversations, daring ideas, and insights that move your bottom line. These experts shared their deep pool of knowledge in 2026: soon we’ll reveal the 2027 lineup!
Stephan Dietl
Channel Sales Director DACH
H3C Technologies with ABSOLUT Distribution
Germany

Luke Rottmann
Manager Business Group Cloud
Arrow ECS GmbH
Germany

Niko Körner
Senior Director of Product
Bluehost
Germany
Alexander De Lion
Product Marketing Manager
Synology GmbH
Germany

Rafael Biermann
CTO
Hardwareluxx Media
Germany
Jan Lepsky
Co-Founder & CPO
mogenius
Germany

Stefan Schäfer
Head of Marketing Central & Eastern Europe
OVHcloud
Germany

Iskren Chernev
Software Engineer
Deep Infra Inc
United States

Kim Barnes-Dallas
EMEA Server Channel Sales Manager
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

Jeff Wittich
Chief Product Officer
Ampere Computing
United States

Salvador Aguilar
Threat Research Manager
Monarx.com
Mexico

Olivier Dobberkau
President
TYPO3 Association
Switzerland

Vito Critti
CEO – CONVOTIS Schweiz
CONVOTIS
Switzerland

Marcel Wilnicki
Software Engineer
Ampere Computing
Poland

Ben Gabler
Chief Product Officer
hosting.com
United States
Siobhan McKeown
COO
Patchstack
United Kingdom

Sascha Uhl
Senior Solution Architect Alliances
Cloudian
Germany

Nicolaj Kamensek
COO
firstcolo
Germany

Hessel Mulder
Enterprise Account Executive
Chargebee
Netherlands

Jerzy Baranowski
Senior Software Engineering Manager
Ampere Computing
Poland

Kevin MA
BEEHE Business Development Director (EU)
Beehe Electric
China

Roman Agabekov
CEO
Releem, Inc.
Armenia
Phillip Seigenfeld
Global Director, MSP and Cloud Distribution
Keepit
United States

Simon McCalla
CEO – Domains
Team Internet
United Kingdom

Hugo Bergmann
Senior Product Marketing Manager for Cloud
Seagate Technology
Germany

Remkus de Vries
WordPress Consultant & Performance Specialist
Truer than North
Netherlands
Benedykt Marciniak
Commercial Account Executive, DAC
Wasabi
Germany

Tom Webb
VP Product Innovation
Team Internet
United Kingdom

Bernhard Schimpl
Alliance Director
NVIDIA
Austria
Jens Fröhner
CIO/CDO
BWIHK
Germany
Phil Cutrone
SVP & GM Service Providers, OEM Solutions, and Telco Infrastructure Server Business
HPE
United States

Ryan Horjus
VP of Deployments
Hydra Host
United States

Adam Wien
Product Manager
Comet Backup
United States

Carole Olinger
Head of CloudFest Hackathon / WP [Business & Agency] Summit
CloudFest
Germany

Stef Wright
CEO
Leafcloud
Netherlands
Christian Kurze
B2B Tech Sales
ACT Playbook
Sebastian Schreiber
Managing Director
SySS GmbH
Germany

Juha-Pekka Järvenpää
Lead Product Manager
UpCloud
Finland

Ulrich Seibold
Vice President, WW HPE Service Providers and ISV’s
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Germany
Giuseppe Spadafora
Channel Manager
Provectus Software GmbH
Germany
Sven S. Grünholz
Director Growth – Central Europe
ONEiO
Germany

Alex Segeda
Director, Business Development
Western Digital
United Kingdom

Joe Alagna
Chief Strategy Officer
it.com Domains Ltd
United States

Kamal Bhatt
Head of Value Driven Software Delivery
STORDIS GmbH
Germany

Michael Fowler
VP, Partner Growth – Americas
WebPros
United States

Marc McCutcheon
Growth Product Manager
WebPros
United Kingdom

Marc Nilius
CEO
WP-Wartung24 / Webwisser GmbH
Germany
Sebastian Overhage
Managing Director | Co-Founder
utilacy GmbH
Germany
Berend van Dalfzen
CEO
Realtime Register
Netherlands

Samy Farza
Head of Hybrid Cloud Infra & SAP
Stefanini
Romania
Daphne Monro
Head of Website and Content
Hosting.com
United Kingdom
Ylona LI
Senior Presales Engineer
KAYTUS SYSTEMS PTE. LTD
France

Miriam Wiesner
Sr. Security Research Program Manager
Microsoft
Germany
Ivan Milenkovic
VP of Cyber Risk Technology
Qualys
United Kingdom

Darius James
Technology Advisor
MYCLOUDSME
India
Shridhar Luthria
Chief Marketing Officer
WebPros
India

Peter Roybal
Director of Product Management
Sectigo
United States

Darren Chan
Senior Solutions Architect
Digital Realty
United Kingdom

Reinhold Nawroth
Founder
DSLAM
Germany
Arlindo Vogli
Senior Solution Manager
ZTE Deutschland GmbH
Germany

Event Tickets
Community Pass
Only for CloudFest’s core audience of CSPs, hosters, MSPs, enterprise IT, web agencies, and WordPress developers.
- Welcome to the friendliest and most engaged community in the industry!
- Access to the entire CloudFest Global venue at Europa-Park
- Access to all main party networking events
- Event bag with CloudFest Global documentation
- Attendee in Keynote, Breakout, Masterclass tracks, and Exhibition Hall
- Free shuttle from Offenburg Central Station to Rust and back
- Participation in State of the Cloud survey
VIP Pass
Only for CloudFest’s core audience of CSPs, hosters, MSPs, enterprise IT, web agencies, and WordPress developers.
- All benefits from the Community Pass
- Chauffeured luxury car service between venues and EP hotels
- Exclusive high-level networking events
- Hotel VIP treatment and concierge service (Book your hotel separately)
- Access to VIP Lounge
- Special lunch restaurant with gourmet catering
Vendor Pass
This pass is for professionals who sell to CloudFest’s core audience.
- Access to the entire CloudFest Global venue at Europa-Park
- Access to all main party networking events
- Event bag with CloudFest Global documentation
- Attendee in Keynote, Breakout, Masterclass tracks, and Exhibition Hall
- Catering, including lunch and coffee breaks
- Free shuttle from Offenburg HBF to Rust and back
- The ability to book 1on1 Meeting Tables
- Badge scanning to create downloadable lead lists with your smartphone
- Inclusion in a dedicated Vendor Register so attendees can find and connect with the vendors they want to meet
Vendor VIP Pass
This pass is for professionals who sell to CloudFest’s core channel.
- All benefits from the Vendor Pass
- Chauffeured luxury car service between venues and EP hotels
- Exclusive high-level networking events
- Hotel VIP treatment and concierge service (Book your hotel separately)
- Access to VIP Lounge
- Special lunch restaurant with gourmet catering
